Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), after five fatalities and three further cases were reported at a hospital in the country’s north-west Kagera region. Through contact tracing, approximately 161 people have been identified as at risk of infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The government has […]

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Gold Mafia: Zimbabwe’s Leadership Rotten To The Core – Chamisa

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says Zimbabwe’s current leadership is corrupt and rotten to the core. Chamisa made the remarks in response to Thursday’s latest Al Jazeera investigation “Gold Mafia”, which uncovered criminals driving gold smuggling and money laundering worth billions of dollars in Southern Africa. Chamisa tweeted: The fish rots from […]

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‘Suicidal’ man stabs father in domestic dispute

A Mazowe man is in trouble after he allegedly stabbed his father once in the stomach after a domestic dispute.   Simbarashe Munhupedzi was dragged to Concession magistrates courts facing attempted murder on Thursday and was remanded in custody to April 14. The state alleged on March 21 Munhupedzi had a domestic dispute with his […]

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